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Who is the greatest under-the-radar player in Sox history?
moonslav59 replied to Northern Star's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Brought back some memories. The Pilots moved to Milwaukee when I lived there. Tommy Harper was my favorite player, and when the Brewers traded him to Boston, I became a Sox fan. -
Who is the greatest under-the-radar player in Sox history?
moonslav59 replied to Northern Star's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Greenwell bugged the s*** out of me. Of this list, I like Valantin & Mueller. I'd add Naehring, Nava, Easler, Cecil Cooper, Daubach, Esasky, Reggie Smith, Ellis Burks, Troy O'Leary, Reggie Jefferson, Tom Brunansky, Carlos Quintana, Orlando Cepeda, Marty Barret, Luis Aparicio Bill Lee, Roger Moret, Oil Can Boyd, Tom Gordon, Tim Wakefield, ERod -
I threw this one against the wall on the simulator site and got 8 likes to 2 dislikes. (It's hard to know if the likes are Sox or Dodger fans.) Betts, Price & $3M for Pollock, Maeda & Downs The money? Sox get: Pollock ($17M x 3 avg/ Lux $12M) Maeda ($3.1 x 4/ Lux $3.1) Total: $20.1M (+$1M we pay LAD x 3 yrs)= $21.1 LA gets: Price ($32M x 3/Lux $31M) Betts (~$28M/1) $3M cash (3 x 1) Total: $60M (-$1M x 3 yrs)= $59M We save $38M in 2020 and $43M on Lux tax. (In reality, the Dodgers would probably demand more money, but if you subtract Pollock from Price, they are basically getting Ptice for $15M x 3 years, so maybe not.)
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The guy was so damn good, though. (Key word: was.) He'd fit right in between Price, Eovaldi and Sale.
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Probably 1. Although it's not about rings, I think #1 provides a better chance.
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I think the gift tells more about his wife, so I tried to refrain from commenting.
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No debate, here.
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Thanks for the insights. We plan on going to Maine again this summer and will stop in NYC to check it out. Her long time boy friend will be living with her, but the place still needs to be safe as the #1 priority. Cost is a priority, but they will be splitting the rent, so they can pay more than I'd think is fair.
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Yes, they were obviously looking to cut salary, but you have to wonder about Kluber's health when you see a low return like that.
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How about this? 65, 65, 95 vs 75, 75, 75
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I'm thinking maybe expectations for bold moves were too high. If we are looking to reset, I'm not sure about rushing into deals is a sound strategy. I'm pretty certain Bloom has a numbers of deals in the works- probably some already accepted by the other team, but he is waiting on other shoes to fall first.
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He could have lived in Western Mass or NH/Maine/Vermont.
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Would you rather have two 75 win seasons followed by a 95 win season or one 65 win season followed by an 85 and then 95 win season?
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This trade was denied, despite exact equal values (0.00) for each of the 3 teams: Sox get: Myers, Pollock, Margot & Campusano © SDP get: Eovaldi, JBJ and Gale (from LAD) LAD get: Price & Dalbec
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I loved Burks. I can understand why Clemens was not extended, and I'm glad he wasn't here when he got busted for PEDs. Plus, they guy is a creep. (He got away with some hanky-panky with an underage girl.) Boggs in a Yankee uniform was indeed a sad site to see. All that history really highlights how great it has been since Henry took over and changed the whole Sox image.
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Makes you wonder, if we hadn't been in such a budget mess, right now, we could have gotten Bumgarner & Kluber for close to what Price is making.
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Notice I did not post this on the realistic thread. (Note: the last Dodger dump involved 8 players plus cash changing teams.) One that is maybe doable: Betts & Price (+$3M) for AJ Pollock, Maeda & Downs
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Trade: Price ($32M x 3/ $31M on Lux Tax) Eovaldi ($17M x 3/ $17M LT) Betts (~$28M last arb) JBJ (~$11M last arb) Chavis (pre-arb) Walden (pre-arb) +$1M a year x 3 yrs for Pederson (~$9M last arb) Maybe flip him to another team later AJ Pollock ($17M x 3/ $12M Lux tax) K Maeda ($3.1M x 4/ $3.1M LT) Joe Kelly ($8.3M x 2/ $8.3M LT) Josiah Gray (Pitching prospect) Total Money: Sox get: $37.4M in 2020 but $33M Lux Tax (counting the $1M we send per year) drops $9M in 2021 (Pederson) and another $8.3M in 2022 (Kelly) LAD gets $87M in 2020 and $86M on Lux Tax drops $39M in 2021 (Betts & JBJ)
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To me, yes. It could be exciting to watch Devers, Bogey, Vaz and a bunch of rising stars, but only if I thought we were heading for something special 2-3 years down the road.
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Ryu, Keuchel, Gio Gonzalez, Miley and maybe Teheran, Nova, Bailey and Aaron Sanchez
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I was thinking more about them waiting to see if another deal can happen with another team, of if they miss out on a FA SP'er they are currently pursuing.
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It's all about how much the other team will have to pay after any balancing of the finances is completed.
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I don't see much logic in this piece, except that 2 pitchers are off the board. (2 teams are no longer looking, though.)
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It might be about another team "waiting."
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It could happen today. It might be held up until a deal with another team falls through. It might never happen. They may not have even spoken.
